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Initiation (disambiguation)

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An initiation is the beginning of a state or action, from Latin initium, plural initia. Some of its wide applications are:

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Anthropology

  • Initiation, a rite of passage ceremony
  • Bora (Australian), both an initiation ceremony of Indigenous Australians, and the site on which the initiation is performed
  • Buddhist initiation ritual, the public ordination ceremony wherein a lay student of Buddhism receives certain Buddhist precepts
  • Initiation (guru), a diksha, or giving of a mantra or an initiation by the guru in Indian religions
  • Initiation (Theosophy), a concept about the levels of spiritual development
  • Mafia initiation ritual, a ceremony involving significant ritual, oaths, blood, and an agreement
  • Masonic initiation rituals, part of the Masonic ritual and symbolism
  • Ndut initiation rite, a rite of passage as well as a religious education commanded by Serer religion
  • Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, a process developed by the Catholic Church for prospective converts to Catholicism who are above the age of infant baptism
  • Sacraments of initiation, three rites that introduce a person into the Christian Church

    • Chemistry and medicine

  • Initiation (chemistry), a chemical reaction that triggers one or more secondary reactions
  • Initiation, the process of beginning gene transcription
  • Initiation as beginning of gene translation
  • Initiation factor, proteins that bind to the small subunit of the ribosome during the initiation of translation
  • Prokaryotic initiation factors, IF1, IF2, and IF3
  • Abortive initiation, an early process of genetic transcription
  • Chain initiation, the beginning of chain-growth polymerization
  • Initiation (neurology) the cognitive process of beginning a task
  • Tumor initiation, the first phase in tumor development
  • Initiation (phonetics), the production of airflow by the airstream mechanism in the vocal tract

    • Technology

  • Session Initiation Protocol, a telecommunications protocol for signaling and controlling multimedia communication sessions
  • Project Initiation Documentation, information which was acquired through the Starting up a Project and Initiating a Project in a PRINCE2 controlled project environment

    • Books

  • Initiation, a book by Elisabeth Haich)

    • Film and TV

  • The Initiation (film), 1984 American slasher film directed by Larry Stewar

    • TV

  • Initiation (The Office), an episode
  • Initiation (Justice League Unlimited), an episode
  • Initiation (Kung Fu: The Legend Continues), the pilot episode
  • Initiations (Star Trek: Voyager), an episode of Star Trek: Voyager
  • The Initiation of Sarah (2006 film), film made for television
  • The Initiation an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1987)
  • The Initiation an episode of Bonanza (TV series) (1972)
  • The Initiation an episode of Southie Rules (2013)
  • The Initiation an episode of The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (1954)
  • The Initiation an episode of Margie (TV series) (1961)
  • The Initiation an episode of Joe's World (1979)
  • The Initiation an episode of The Young Riders (1991)
  • The Initiation an episode of Mr. Belvedere (1987)
  • The Initiation an episode of It's About Time (TV series) (1966)
  • The Initiation an episode of The Lost World (TV series) (2002)
  • The Initiation an episode of First Night (TV series) (1963)
  • The Initiation an episode of The Edison Twins (1986)
  • The Initiation an episode of Honey Lane (TV series) (1967)
  • The Initiation an episode of Stingers (TV series) (1998)
  • The Initiation an episode of Look Up and Live (1965)
  • The Initiation an episode of The F.B.I. Files (2003)
  • The Initiation an episode of The Molly Wopsies (1976)

    • Albums

  • Initiation (Todd Rundgren album), 1975
  • Initiation (Tommy Emmanuel album), 1995, or the title song
  • Initiation (Course of Empire album), 1994
  • Initiation (Rhea's Obsession album), 1996
  • Initiation (TheStart album), 2004
  • The Initiation (X-Raided album), a 2001 album by X-Raided

    • Songs

  • "Initiation", a song from AFI's album The Art of Drowning (album)
  • "Initiation", a song from The Weeknd's mixtape Echoes of Silence

    • References

    Initiation (disambiguation) Wikipedia
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